About Artist-In-Residence
Artist-in-Residence (AIR) unites youth with professional artists to design and create public artworks to enhance neighborhood infrastructure, contribute to neighborhood beautification, activate underutilized public spaces, or respond to a pertinent community issue.
WHAT WE DO
During an Artist-in-Residence project, AWE manages the creation of the public artwork, hiring local professional and emerging artists to work with students in schools and youth-serving community settings. Projects are facilitated year-round during the school day, after school, and during the summer.
WHY PUBLIC ART?
Public art has the ability to bring the arts into people’s everyday lives, brighten blighted blocks, and inspire a new vision of what is possible when we think creatively. These factors demonstrate the ability of the arts to shift perceptions, create identity, and inspire us as individuals and as a collective.
WHY YOUTH?
AWE believes in enhancing the potential of young people and providing access to arts-rich experiences to cultivate community. Research shows students from low-income families who participated in arts-rich experiences were three times more likely to earn their bachelor’s degree than those with low arts exposure.
*The Arts and Achievement in At-Risk Youth: Findings from Four Longitudinal Studies, from the National Endowment for the Arts*
Work for us!
To join our creative team of teaching artists, check out our current calls for artists and application process.
Hire us!
AWE artists can make your next event an art-making opportunity for any group.
Volunteer with us!
Make a difference in a child’s creative development by donating your time and talents with AWE.